When the buzzer sounded, senior forward Kennedy Burke turned away from the basket and sprinted toward the sideline to meet her teammates.
Burke and redshirt freshman Kayla Owens collided in celebration as the rest of the UCLA women’s basketball team surrounded them, relishing an 80-69 win Wednesday over No. 14 Georgia at Pauley Pavilion.
The Bulldogs (2-1) had a 10-point lead after the first quarter and led 40-31 at halftime. UCLA (2-1) cut the deficit to two after three (51-49) before outscoring Georgia 31-18 in the fourth.
“You’re never gonna be that good with an open hand, with five people doing their own thing,” she recalled telling them during practice.